A man accused of plotting a terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Toronto will remain in custody as the government pursues a case that could see him deported to Pakistan.

An order to hold 33-year-old Jahanzeb Malik in a Lindsay jail was upheld at a Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) hearing Monday morning.

IRB member Iris Kohler said she’d heard no significant change in Malik’s case and ordered him detained while his case proceeds.

She determined that Malik is a flight risk and poses a danger to the public.

Canada Border Services allege the man, a citizen of Pakistan who has landed immigrant status, attempted to radicalize an undercover RCMP officer. Malik told the man he was planning to bomb the U.S. Consulate and buildings in Toronto’s financial district, according to the government.

Malik faces no criminal charges and none of the accusations have been tested in court. Appearing via video link, he shook his head as Kohler outlined her reasons for upholding the detention order.

At one point, Malik, who was handcuffed and dressed in an orange jumpsuit, mimicked journalists taking pictures of him over the video link. During a brief break at the end of the proceedings, he moved from view of the camera to stop reporters from snapping pictures of him.